45th Golden Raspberry Awards

{{Short description|Award ceremony for worst in film in 2024}}

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{{Infobox film awards

| number = 45

| award = Golden Raspberry Awards

| awarded_for = Worst in film

| date = February 28, 2025

| site = Los Angeles, California

| film = Madame Web

| most_wins = Madame Web (3)

| most_nominations = Joker: Folie à Deux (7)

| last = 44th

| next = 46th

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The 45th Golden Raspberry Awards, or the Razzies, honored the worst films released in 2024 on February 28, 2025.{{cite press release |url=https://www.razzies.com/razz-newz.html |title=Razz News |publisher=Razzies |access-date=January 22, 2025}} The awards are based on votes from members of the Golden Raspberry Foundation. The nominees were initially set to be announced on January 16, 2025; due to the Southern California wildfires, the announcement was delayed to January 18 and again to January 22. However, they were announced a day early on January 21.{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/razzie-awards-nominations-2025-full-list-1236114097/ |title=Razzie Awards: 'Joker 2' Tops Nominations; 'Madame Web', 'Megalopolis', 'Reagan' Also Among Nominees |last=Nordyke |first=Kimberly |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=January 21, 2025 |access-date=January 22, 2025}}

Winners were announced a day early before the originally scheduled date (March 1) on February 28.{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2025-razzie-award-winners-full-list-1236150360/ |title=Razzie Awards: 'Madame Web' Named Worst Picture, Nabs Two Other Trophies |last=Lewis |first=Hilary |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=February 28, 2025 |access-date=February 28, 2025}}

Nominees were selected through emailed ballots by 1,202 Razzie members: movie enthusiasts, film critics, and journalists from 49 US States and approximately two dozen foreign countries, who identified the top five contenders in each of the nine categories. The nominees for Worst Picture competed for a statuette valued at $4.97, adorned with gold spray paint.

Winners and nominees

File:Lorenzo di Bonaventura by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg, Worst Picture winner]]

File:Francis Ford Coppola on December 8, 2024 in the White House Oval Office (cropped).jpg, Worst Director winner]]

File:Jerry Seinfeld on a support visit of Israel in December 2023, a visit to Kibbutz Be'eri following the Be'eri massacre on October 7, 2023 (1) (cropped).jpg, Worst Actor winner]]

File:Dakota Johnson Venice 2018 (cropped).jpg, Worst Actress winner]]

File:JonVoightHWOFJune2013.jpg, Worst Supporting Actor winner]]

File:Amy Schumer by Mario Santor.jpg, Worst Supporting Actress winner]]

File:S.J. Clarkson.jpg, Worst Screenplay co-winner]]

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File:Greg and Pamela Anderson (41961859304) (cropped).jpg, Razzie Redeemer Award winner]]

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{{Award category|#eedd82|Worst Picture}}

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{{Award category|#eedd82|Worst Remake, Rip-off or Sequel}}

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{{Award category|#eedd82|Razzie Redeemer Award}}

=Films with multiple nominations=

The following films received multiple nominations:

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|+ Films with multiple nominations

! scope="col" width="55"| Nominations

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7

| Joker: Folie à Deux

rowspan="4"| 6

| Borderlands

Madame Web
Megalopolis
Reagan
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3

| Kraven the Hunter

rowspan="2"| 2

| Argylle

The Crow

=Films with multiple wins=

The following films received multiple awards:

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|+ Films with multiple awards

! scope="col" width="55"| Wins

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| Madame Web

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| Joker: Folie à Deux

Megalopolis
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Ceremony information

A majority of this year's nominees were comic book adaptations and superhero films, receiving eighteen nominations overall, which consists of The Crow, Joker: Folie à Deux, Kraven the Hunter, and Madame Web.{{cite web |url=https://comicbook.com/movies/news/razzie-awards-nominations-2025-joker-2-madame-web-kraven-worst-movies-2024/ |title='Joker 2', 'Madame Web' Lead Razzie Nominations for "Worst" 2024 Movies |last=Bonomolo |first=Cameron |work=ComicBook.com |date=January 21, 2025 |access-date=January 22, 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/razzie-award-nominations-2025/ |title='Joker 2', 'Madame Web' Among Panned 2024 Films Nominated for This Year's Razzie Awards |last=Dick |first=Jeremy |work=CBR |date=January 21, 2025 |access-date=January 22, 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/superhero-movies-2025-razzies-joker-folie-a-deux-madame-web-nominations/ |title='Joker: Folie à Deux' & 'Madame Web' Lead 2025 Razzies Nominations as Controversial Awards Ceremony Takes Cheap Shot at Superhero Movies |last=Rangel |first=Felipe |work=Screen Rant |date=January 21, 2025 |access-date=January 22, 2025}} Joker: Folie à Deux received the most nominations with seven, including Worst Picture, Worst Director (Todd Phillips) and Worst Remake, Rip-off or Sequel; conversely, the 2019 original film received the most nominations, with eleven, at the 92nd Academy Awards, which itself caused some controversy, in 2020.{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-01-13/oscar-nominations-2020-joker-joaquin-phoenix |title='Joker' gets 11 Oscar nominations. Yes, Hollywood takes comic book movies seriously |last=Brown |first=Tracy |work=Los Angeles Times |date=January 13, 2020 |access-date=January 30, 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2020/01/14/people-are-upset-over-jokers-11-oscar-nominations---heres-why-theyre-wrong/ |title=People Are Upset Over 'Joker's' 11 Oscar Nominations — Here's Why They're Wrong |last=Kain |first=Erik |work=Forbes |date=January 15, 2020 |access-date=January 30, 2025}} Additionally, the first film received a lone Razzie nomination for Worst Reckless Disregard for Human Life and Public Property, which received criticism, losing to Rambo: Last Blood, in 2020.Multiple sources:

  • {{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/movies-nominated-both-oscar-and-razzie/ |title=10 Movies That Have Been Nominated for Both an Oscar & a Razzie |last=Barker |first=Stephen |work=Screen Rant |date=November 11, 2021 |access-date=January 30, 2025 |quote=[It's] more tongue in cheek than anything{{nbsp}}... The nod makes a lot of sense, as Arthur Fleck is one of the most reckless movie characters of the past few years and he literally incites a riot.}}
  • {{cite web |url=https://whatculture.com/film/razzies-2020-10-nominees-that-make-no-sense?page=7 |title=Razzies 2020: 10 Nominees That Make No Sense |last=Pooley |first=Jack |publisher=WhatCulture |date=February 8, 2020 |access-date=January 30, 2025 |quote=It feels as though voters just wanted to nominate Joker for the enormous social media publicity it would generate, and then shaped a dubious awards category around it.}}
  • {{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/razzie-awards-funniest-special-categories/ |title=The Razzie Award's 10 Funniest Special Categories |last=Hicks |first=Linden |work=Screen Rant |date=February 15, 2022 |access-date=January 30, 2025 |quote=The Razzie Awards can make a statement by pointing out the excessiveness{{nbsp}}... [it] says something concerning about the state of film.}} Folie à Deux, however, set the record as the first direct sequel to be nominated for Worst Picture, Worst Director, and Worst Screenplay following the previous installment receiving Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay. In a press release, the Razzies described and panned the jukebox musical as "a highly anticipated comic-book based sequel that had its protagonists express their mental illness and villainy — by singing and dancing!" Furthermore, it is the fifth film to be nominated for Worst Picture based on DC publications.{{efn|Batman & Robin (1997), Catwoman (2004), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), and Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023) were the four previous DC films to be nominated for Worst Picture.Multiple sources:
  • {{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/razzie-dazzle-15-comic-book-movie-nominees/ |title=Razzie Dazzle: 15 Comic Book Movie Nominees |last=Liu |first=Narayan |work=CBR |date=January 11, 2017 |access-date=January 30, 2025}}
  • {{cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/batman-v-superman-win-big-at-the-razzies-2017-see-the-full-hall-of-shame-here/ |title='Batman v Superman' 'wins' big at the Razzies 2017 – see the full Hall of Shame here |last=Russell |first=Bradley |work=GamesRadar+ |date=February 28, 2017 |access-date=January 30, 2025}}
  • {{cite web |url=https://collider.com/every-live-action-batman-film-ranked-from-razzie-winner-to-oscar-nominee/ |title=Every Live-Action Batman Film, Ranked from Razzie Nominee to Oscar Winner |last=Weinert |first=Ty |work=Collider |date=March 22, 2022 |access-date=January 30, 2025}}
  • {{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/shazam-2-ant-man-3-razzie-nominations/ |title='Shazam! 2', 'Ant-Man 3' Get Unfortunate Razzie Nominations |last=Brown |first=Jodee |work=CBR |date=January 22, 2024 |access-date=January 30, 2025}}
  • {{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/dc-lowest-rated-movie-catwoman-razzie-win-halle-berry-celebrate/ |title=DC's Lowest Rated Movie Ever Celebrated by Star 19 Years After Notorious Razzies Win |last=Behbakht |first=Andy |work=Screen Rant |date=February 28, 2024 |access-date=January 30, 2025}}}} Since its release in February 2024, Madame Web was considered "a serious Razzie contender" (according to the Razzies), and was predicted by several entertainment news outlets as a frontrunner to be nominated for multiple categories.Multiple sources:
  • {{cite web |url=https://www.lvpnews.com/20240308/at-the-movies-a-tangled-marvel-web/ |title=At the Movies: A tangled Marvel 'Web' |last=Willistein |first=Paul |work=Lehigh Valley Press |date=March 8, 2024 |access-date=February 1, 2025}}
  • {{cite web |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/2024-box-office-disappointments-cinema-4895166 |title=Box Office Blunders: What have been some of the worst performing films at the box office in 2024? |last=Jackson |first=Benjamin |work=The Yorkshire Post |date=December 3, 2024 |access-date=February 1, 2025}}
  • {{cite web |url=https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/1890340/sydney-sweeney-razzie-carol-baum-madame-web-immaculate |title=Sydney Sweeney leads Worst Picture odds at Razzies with two potential nominations |last=Leathers |first=Samantha |work=Daily Express |date=April 20, 2024 |access-date=February 1, 2025}} Overall, multiple film journalists have considered 2024 to be one of the "worst" years for comic book/superhero films, with both Folie à Deux and Madame Web being the most mentioned and written about.Multiple sources:
  • {{cite web |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/comic-book-superhero-movies-2024-worst-year/ |title=Is 2024 the Worst Year for Superhero Movies? |last=Laman |first=Lisa |work=ComicBook.com |date=October 26, 2024 |access-date=February 1, 2025}}
  • {{cite web |url=https://movieweb.com/worst-comic-book-superhero-movies-2024/ |title=It's Official: Comic Book Films Haven't Been This Bad in Years |last=Fink |first=Richard |work=MovieWeb |date=November 8, 2024 |access-date=February 1, 2025}}
  • {{cite web |url=https://comicbookclublive.com/2024/12/16/worst-year-comic-book-movies-2024-since-2001/ |title=This Was the Worst Year for Comic Book Movies Since 2001 |last=Zalben |first=Alex |work=Comic Book Club |date=December 16, 2024 |access-date=February 1, 2025}}
  • {{cite web |url=https://movieweb.com/2024-the-worst-year-for-comic-book-movies-on-rotten-tomatoes/ |title=2024 Was Arguably the Worst Year for Comic Book Movies (According to RT) |last=Fenn |first=Archie |work=MovieWeb |date=December 22, 204 |access-date=February 1, 2025}}
  • {{cite web |url=https://collider.com/superhero-movies-2024-worst-year/ |title=2024 Was the Worst Year for Superhero Movies in a Long, Long Time |last=Fellows |first=Billy |work=Collider |date=January 5, 2025 |access-date=February 1, 2025}}
  • {{cite web |url=https://slate.com/culture/2024/02/madame-web-movie-review-marvel-sony-spider-man.html |title='Madame Web' is One of the Worst Superhero Movies in Years—and One of the Most Enjoyable |last=Adams |first=Sam |work=Slate |date=February 14, 2024 |access-date=February 1, 2025}}
  • {{cite web |url=https://www.wired.com/story/is-joker-folie-a-deux-really-the-worst-comic-book-adaptation-of-all-time/ |title='Joker: Folie à Deux' Might Be the Worst Comic Book Adaptation of All Time |last=Armelli |first=Paolo |work=Wired |date=October 8, 2024 |access-date=February 1, 2025}}
  • {{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2024/02/24/madame-web-is-the-single-most-baffling-superhero-movie-in-30-years/ |title='Madame Web' is the Single Most Baffling Superhero Movie in 30 Years |last=Tassi |first=Paul |work=Forbes |date=February 24, 2024 |access-date=February 1, 2025}}

Among the previous Academy Award winners receiving nominations were Cate Blanchett,{{efn|Won Best Supporting Actress for The Aviator (2004) and Best Actress for Blue Jasmine (2013); nominated this year for Worst Actress for Borderlands.}} Francis Ford Coppola,{{efn|Won Best Original Screenplay for Patton (1970), Best Adapted Screenplay for The Godfather (1972), and Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for The Godfather Part II (1974); nominated this year for Worst Picture, Worst Director, and Worst Screenplay for Megalopolis.}} Ariana DeBose,{{efn|Won Best Supporting Actress for West Side Story (2021); nominated this year for Worst Supporting Actress for Argylle and Kraven the Hunter.}} Lady Gaga,{{efn|Won Best Original Song for "Shallow" from A Star Is Born (2018); nominated this year for Worst Actress and Worst Screen Combo (shared with Joaquin Phoenix) for Joker: Folie à Deux.}} Joaquin Phoenix{{efn|Won Best Actor for Joker (2019); nominated this year for Worst Actor and Worst Screen Combo (shared with Lady Gaga) for Joker: Folie à Deux.}} and Jon Voight,{{efn|Won Best Actor for Coming Home (1978); nominated and won this year for Worst Supporting Actor for Megalopolis, Reagan, Shadow Land, and Strangers. Additionally, won Worst Actor at the previous ceremony for Mercy (2023).}} the latter being one of President Donald Trump's appointed "Ambassadors to Hollywood" (alongside multiple Razzie-winning actors Mel Gibson and Sylvester Stallone), who was nominated for his performances in a "near record" four films in a single year.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2025-razzie-awards-nominations-list-lady-gaga-jennifer-lopez-1235880842/ |title=Lady Gaga, J. Lo, Ariana DeBose & More Nominated for 2025 Razzies: Full List |last=Grein |first=Paul |magazine=Billboard |date=January 22, 2025 |access-date=January 30, 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://startefacts.com/news/cate-blanchett-just-got-a-razzie-nomination-for-a-disastrous-120m-flop_a143 |title=Cate Blanchett Just Got a Razzie Nomination for a Disastrous $120M Flop |last=Talakh |first=Julia |work=Startefacts |date=January 22, 2025 |access-date=January 30, 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-actors-among-razzie-nominees-for-worst-performances/ |title=MAGA Actors Among Razzie Nominees for Worst Performances |last=Harrington |first=Grace |work=The Daily Beast |date=January 22, 2025 |access-date=January 30, 2025}} Phoenix also holds the rare distinction of receiving a Razzie nomination for acting for the same role he won the Academy Award for Best Actor for in 2020.{{cite web |url=https://screencrush.com/joaquin-phoenix-razzie-oscar-same-role/ |title=Joaquin Phoenix Nominated for a Razzie Playing the Role That Won Him an Oscar |last=Singer |first=Matt |work=ScreenCrush |date=January 21, 2025 |access-date=January 26, 2025}} Jennifer Lopez and Voight were also nominated again following their respective nomination and win at the previous ceremony for The Mother and Mercy.{{cite web |url=https://people.com/expend4bles-meg-2-and-shazam-fury-of-the-gods-among-2024-razzie-nominations-of-worst-movies-8547029 |title='Expend4bles', 'Meg 2' and 'Shazam! Fury of the Gods' Among 2024 Razzie Nominations of 'Worst' Movies |last=VanHoose |first=Benjamin |work=People |date=January 22, 2024 |access-date=February 18, 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/razzies-awards-winners-megan-fox-sylvester-stallone-1235934074/ |title=Razzie Awards: Megan Fox and Sylvester Stallone Win Worst Acting Prizes; 'Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey' Nabs Five Dishonors |last=Shanfeld |first=Ethan |work=Variety |date=March 9, 2024 |access-date=February 18, 2025}} Voight ultimately won, while Gaga and Phoenix both won for Worst Screen Combo; the latter two becoming Oscar- and Razzie-winning performers.{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/oscar-winners-who-also-have-razzies-8020322 |title=Oscar winners who also have Razzies |author=EW Staff |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=February 28, 2025 |access-date=February 28, 2025}} The following month, during her monologue on Saturday Night Live as host, Gaga mocked Folie à Deux, and acknowledged and joked about her and Phoenix's win, saying "Joke's on them. I love winning things!", and that she is one step closer to an "EGORT".{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/lady-gaga-snl-opening-monologue-1235292448/ |title=Lady Gaga Jokes About Aging, Winning Razzie, Engagement in 'SNL' Opening Monologue |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=March 9, 2025 |access-date=March 9, 2025}}{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JoK3nfHruQ&t=106s |title=Lady Gaga Monologue – SNL |via=YouTube |date=March 9, 2025 |access-date=March 9, 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/lady-gaga-joker-2-razzie/ |title='Joke's on Them': Lady Gaga Speaks Out on 'Joker 2's' 'Hurtful' Razzie Win in SNL Monologue |last=Dick |first=Jeremy |work=CBR |date=March 9, 2025 |access-date=March 9, 2025}}

Coppola became the fourth individual to win the Razzie Award for Worst Director and the Academy Award for Best Director after Michael Cimino, Kevin Costner, and Tom Hooper. Accepting the honor, Coppola posted on his Instagram account: "I am thrilled to accept the Razzie Award in so many important categories for Megalopolis, and for the distinctive honor of being nominated as the Worst Director, Worst Screenplay, and Worst Picture."{{cite web |url=https://www.goldderby.com/article/2025/razzie-awards-winners-list-francis-ford-coppola/ |title='Megalopolis' director Francis Ford Coppola 'accepts' Razzie by slamming 'gutless' industry |last=Montgomery |first=Daniel |publisher=GoldDerby |date=February 28, 2025 |access-date=February 28, 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/francis-ford-coppola-accepts-razzie-megalopolis/ |title=Francis Ford Coppola is 'Thrilled' to Accept His 'Megalopolis' Razzie Award, Blasts 'Gutless' Hollywood |last=Cobb |first=Kayla |work=TheWrap |date=February 28, 2025 |access-date=February 28, 2025}}

Furthermore, this year contained the rare scenario of an actor appearing in both a Best Picture nominee (at the Academy Awards) and Worst Picture nominee, with Dennis Quaid appearing in both Reagan (Worst Picture) and The Substance (Best Picture).{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/the-substance-dennis-quaid/ |title=Dennis Quaid is the Most Disgusting Movie Villain of the Year — And No, It's Not Reagan |last=Salinas |first=Julianna |work=Collider |date=September 26, 2024 |access-date=January 25, 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/the-substance-oscar-nominations-2025-1236114963/ |title='The Substance' Scores 5 Oscar Nominations, including Best Picture |last=Verhoeven |first=Beatrice |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=January 23, 2025 |access-date=January 25, 2025}}

In response to his nomination for Worst Actor for Harold and the Purple Crayon, Zachary Levi posted on his Twitter account: "Some great actors have been nominated for Razzies. I'll take it as a front-handed compliment."{{cite tweet |number=1881808431881031988 |user=ZacharyLevi |title=Eh. Some great actors have been nominated for Razzies. I'll take it as a front-handed compliment. 😏💅 |date=January 21, 2025 |access-date=January 22, 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://www.pearlanddean.com/zachary-levi-unfazed-by-razzie-nomination/ |title=Zachary Levi unfazed by Razzie nomination |last=Singer |first=Matt |publisher=Pearl & Dean |date=January 22, 2025 |access-date=January 22, 2025}}

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